New York 88th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Dec 16, 1861
- Muster In Place:
- Fort Schuyler, New York
- Muster Out Date:Jun 30, 1865
Other
- Aliases:
- Meagher's Own, New York
- 5th Irish Brigade, New York
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
- Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
- Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
- Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
- Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
- Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
- Captain Denis F. Burke
- Captain John Smith
- Captain Patrick H. Bird
- Colonel John Burke
- Colonel Patrick Kelly
- Colonel Robert Nugent
- Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Kelly
- Major General Israel B. Richardson
- Major General Winfield S. Hancock
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | Jun 21, 1864 | Jun 24, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Glendale | Jun 30, 1862 | Jun 30, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Fort Stedman | Mar 25, 1865 | Mar 25, 1865 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Totopotomoy Creek | May 28, 1864 | May 30, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill | Jul 1, 1862 | Jul 1, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | Sep 17, 1862 | Sep 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Second Petersburg | Jun 15, 1864 | Jun 18, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | Dec 13, 1862 | Dec 13, 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | May 31, 1862 | Jun 1, 1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | May 31, 1864 | Jun 12, 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| White Oak Swamp | Jun 30, 1862 | Jun 30, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | May 8, 1864 | May 21, 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Wilderness | May 5, 1864 | May 7, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| First Deep Bottom | Jul 27, 1864 | Jul 29, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Third Petersburg | Apr 2, 1865 | Apr 2, 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | Jun 27, 1862 | Jun 27, 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | Apr 30, 1863 | May 6, 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | Sep 14, 1862 | Sep 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Fair Oaks, Virginia | Jun 1, 1862 | Jun 1, 1862 | < 1 day | Fair Oaks, Virginia |
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